The 50 Greatest Episodes of 2021
by solmaquina | created - 16 Jan 2021 | updated - 3 weeks ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1.
Squid Game (2021– )
Episode:
Kkanbu
(2021)
TV-MA | 61 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Players pair off for the fourth game. Gi-hun grapples with a moral dilemma, Sang-woo chooses self-preservation and Sae-byeok shares her untold story.
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Oh Yeong-su, Wi Ha-joon
Votes: 22,518
9/10
2.
Mythic Quest (2020– )
Episode:
Backstory!
(2021)
TV-MA | 37 min | Comedy
A fresh-faced young man discovers what it takes to become one of the world's greatest science fiction writers.
Director: Rob McElhenney | Stars: Rob McElhenney, Charlotte Nicdao, F. Murray Abraham, Josh Brener
Votes: 2,224
8.5/10
3.
Solar Opposites (2020– )
Episode:
The Unlikely Demise of Terry's Favorite Shot Glass
(2021)
TV-MA | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Oops. The wild story that explains why Terry had to order a new shot glass.
Director: Bob Suarez | Stars: Justin Roiland, Thomas Middleditch, Sean Giambrone, Mary Mack
Votes: 1,359
8/10
4.
Ted Lasso (2020–2023)
Episode:
Man City
(2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Ted and Dr. Sharon realize they might have to meet each other halfway. Tensions are high as the team prepares for their FA Cup semi-final against Man City.
Director: Matt Lipsey | Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster
Votes: 8,463
8/10
5.
Squid Game (2021– )
Episode:
Mugunghwa kkoch-i pideon nal
(2021)
TV-MA | 59 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Hoping to win easy money, a broke and desperate Gi-hun agrees to take part in an enigmatic game. Not long into the first round, unforeseen horrors unfold.
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Oh Yeong-su, Hoyeon
Votes: 16,141
8/10
6.
Squid Game (2021– )
Episode:
Jjollyeodo pyeonmeokgi
(2021)
TV-MA | 54 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
As alliances form among the players, no one is safe in the dorm after lights-out. The third game challenges Gi-hun's team to think strategically.
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Oh Yeong-su, Wi Ha-joon
Votes: 13,701
8/10
7.
Midnight Mass (2021)
Episode:
Book VI: Acts of the Apostles
(2021)
TV-MA | 67 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A fervent Bev calls for faith on the night of Easter vigil. Sarah reveals the results of a troubling experiment, along with a sobering theory.
Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Kate Siegel, Zach Gilford, Kristin Lehman, Samantha Sloyan
Votes: 4,259
8/10
8.
Ted Lasso (2020–2023)
Episode:
Beard After Hours
(2021)
TV-MA | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
After the semi-final defeat, Beard sets out on an all-night odyssey through London in order to collect his thoughts.
Director: Sam Jones | Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster
Votes: 14,614
8/10
9.
Squid Game (2021– )
Episode:
Usan-eul sseun namja
(2021)
TV-MA | 54 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A few players enter the next round - which promises equal doses of sweet and deadly - with hidden advantages. Meanwhile, Jun-ho sneaks his way inside.
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Oh Yeong-su, Wi Ha-joon
Votes: 13,472
8/10
10.
Rick and Morty (2013– )
Episode:
Mortyplicity
(2021)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Smiths suspect they're being hunted. But who's even real?
Directors: Lucas Gray, Wesley Archer | Stars: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 13,446
8/10
11.
Midnight Mass (2021)
Episode:
Book VII: Revelation
(2021)
TV-MA | 64 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Night falls on Crockett Island as a tight-knit group of rebels take refuge where they can and forge a plan to control the chaos.
Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Kate Siegel, Zach Gilford, Kristin Lehman, Samantha Sloyan
Votes: 4,377
8/10
12.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Post Covid - The Return of Covid
(2021)
TV-MA | 62 min | Animation, Comedy
If Stan, Kyle and Cartman could just work together, they could go back in time to make sure Covid never happened and save Kenny's life. Traveling back to the past seems to be the easy answer until they meet Victor Chaos.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, April Stewart, Kimberly Brooks
Votes: 7,581
8/10
13.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
South Park: Post COVID
(2021)
TV-MA | 57 min | Animation, Comedy
What happened to the children who lived through the Pandemic? Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny survived, but will never be the same Post-COVID.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, April Stewart, Mona Marshall
Votes: 11,361
8/10
14.
Rick and Morty (2013– )
Episode:
Rickmurai Jack
(2021)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rick is living his best anime life. Meanwhile in the Citadel of Ricks, a long game played by one particular Morty is reaching its conclusion.
Directors: Jacob Hair, Wesley Archer | Stars: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 13,607
8/10
15.
Rick and Morty (2013– )
Episode:
Mort Dinner Rick Andre
(2021)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rick hosts dinner for his ocean dwelling nemesis, while Morty gets the wine.
Directors: Jacob Hair, Wesley Archer | Stars: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 15,277
8/10
16.
WandaVision (2021)
Episode:
All-New Halloween Spooktacular!
(2021)
TV-14 | 34 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Disturbances on Halloween separate Wanda from Vision, who looks into anomalous activity in Westview.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 22,274
8/10
17.
WandaVision (2021)
Episode:
We Interrupt This Program
(2021)
TV-PG | 32 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Monica Rambeau, tasked with a special assignment regarding sentient weapons, goes missing.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 25,387
8/10
18.
Loki (2021–2023)
Episode:
Glorious Purpose
(2021)
TV-14 | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Loki, the God of Mischief, finds himself out of time and in an unusual place and forced - against his godly disposition - to cooperate with others.
Director: Kate Herron | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku
Votes: 34,007
8/10
19.
WandaVision (2021)
Episode:
Don't Touch That Dial
(2021)
TV-PG | 33 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In an effort to fit in, Wanda and Vision perform a magic act in their community talent show.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 25,444
8/10
20.
WandaVision (2021)
Episode:
On a Very Special Episode...
(2021)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Wanda addresses Vision's worries when he grows suspicious of the neighbors' strange behaviour.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 25,126
8/10
21.
WandaVision (2021)
Episode:
Breaking the Fourth Wall
(2021)
TV-14 | 34 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Monica plots her return, Wanda navigates unsettling complications, and Vision forms a new alliance.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 21,042
8/10
22.
Loki (2021–2023)
Episode:
The Variant
(2021)
TV-14 | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Mobius puts Loki to work, but not everyone at TVA is thrilled about the God of Mischief's presence.
Director: Kate Herron | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Votes: 30,669
8/10
23.
Loki (2021–2023)
Episode:
The Nexus Event
(2021)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Frayed nerves and paranoia infiltrate the TVA as Mobius and Hunter B-15 search for Loki and Sylvie.
Director: Kate Herron | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Votes: 29,960
8/10
24.
WandaVision (2021)
Episode:
Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience
(2021)
TV-PG | 27 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Wanda and Vision struggle to conceal their powers during dinner with Vision's boss and his wife.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Melamed
Votes: 26,902
8/10
25.
This Time with Alan Partridge (2019–2021)
Episode:
Episode #2.3
(2021)
30 min | Comedy
Alan embarks on a high-octane SAS training mission while resident drinks expert Rosie Whitter joins the team in the studio.
Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons | Stars: Steve Coogan, Susannah Fielding, Felicity Montagu, Tim Key
Votes: 143
8/10
26.
This Time with Alan Partridge (2019–2021)
Episode:
Episode #2.6
(2021)
30 min | Comedy
A special regal edition sees a member of the royal family welcomed to the studio. But can Alan maintain his dignity in the face of a career-defining setback?
Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons | Stars: Steve Coogan, Susannah Fielding, Felicity Montagu, Tim Key
Votes: 115
8/10
27.
This Time with Alan Partridge (2019–2021)
Episode:
Episode #2.4
(2021)
29 min | Comedy
Alan delivers a hard-hitting expose of the Chemsex phenomenon and drama therapist Izzy Barnes leads a live workshop in the studio.
Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons | Stars: Steve Coogan, Susannah Fielding, Felicity Montagu, Tim Key
Votes: 127
8/10
28.
This Time with Alan Partridge (2019–2021)
Episode:
Episode #2.5
(2021)
30 min | Comedy
Alan takes to the skies with a flight in a Spitfire, while Jennie comes face to face with her online troll. New band Cayman perform live.
Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons | Stars: Steve Coogan, Susannah Fielding, Felicity Montagu, Tim Key
Votes: 110
8/10
29.
WandaVision (2021)
Episode:
Now in Color
(2021)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Wanda's pregnancy fritzes her powers as she and Vision prepare for an accelerated delivery.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 23,711
8/10
30.
Squid Game (2021– )
Episode:
VIPS
(2021)
TV-MA | 57 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
The Masked Leader welcomes VIP guests to the facility for a front-row viewing of the show. In the fifth game, some players crack under pressure.
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Hoyeon
Votes: 13,027
8/10
31.
Ted Lasso (2020–2023)
Episode:
Inverting the Pyramid of Success
(2021)
TV-MA | 49 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Richmond gets their final chance to win promotion as Ted deals with the fallout of Trent Crimm's painfully honest exposé.
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster
Votes: 7,039
8/10
32.
The Premise (2021)
Episode:
Moment of Silence
(2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
After losing his daughter to gun violence, a grieving father pursues a new job as a PR director at the National Gun Lobby.
Director: B.J. Novak | Stars: Jon Bernthal, Boyd Holbrook, Amy Landecker, Beau Bridges
Votes: 593
8/10
33.
Rick and Morty (2013– )
Episode:
Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular
(2021)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In this Thanksgiving episode, Rick and Morty need to get a presidential pardon.
Directors: Douglas Einar Olsen, Wesley Archer | Stars: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 10,083
8/10
34.
Loki (2021–2023)
Episode:
Journey Into Mystery
(2021)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Loki tries to escape The Void, a desolate purgatory where he meets variant versions of himself.
Director: Kate Herron | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Votes: 26,348
7.5/10
35.
Squid Game (2021– )
Episode:
Ji-ok
(2021)
TV-MA | 62 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Split on whether to continue or quit, the group holds a vote. But their realities in the outside world may prove to be just as unforgiving as the game.
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Oh Yeong-su, Wi Ha-joon
Votes: 13,995
7.5/10
36.
This Time with Alan Partridge (2019–2021)
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(2021)
30 min | Comedy
Now the main man on BBC magazine show This Time, Alan Partridge is thrillingly in his depth. But with changes behind the scenes, could his position be in jeopardy
Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons | Stars: Steve Coogan, Susannah Fielding, Felicity Montagu, Tim Key
Votes: 175
7.5/10
37.
Squid Game (2021– )
Episode:
Pyeongdeung-han sesang
(2021)
TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Gi-hun and his team take turns keeping guard through the night. The masked men encounter trouble with their co-conspirators.
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Oh Yeong-su, Wi Ha-joon
Votes: 12,687
7.5/10
38.
Mythic Quest (2020– )
Episode:
Peter
(2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Rachel accompanies C.W. on an acrimonious visit to his former friend turned rival.
Director: Todd Biermann | Stars: Ashly Burch, F. Murray Abraham, William Hurt, Shelley Hennig
Votes: 1,350
7.5/10
39.
Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022)
Episode:
Smoke Signals
(2021)
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dexter has to prevent suspicion when the search for Matt escalates to a crime investigation, while Harrison is making a name for himself at school.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver | Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jack Alcott, Julia Jones, Johnny Sequoyah
Votes: 7,949
7.5/10
40.
Wellington Paranormal (2018–2022)
Episode:
Fear Factory
(2021)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
While out on patrol, Minogue and O'Leary encounter a series of people who've been attacked by their worst nightmares. All the victims were at the same scary amusement house. The Fear Factory.
Director: Jemaine Clement | Stars: Karen O'Leary, Mike Minogue, Maaka Pohatu, Thomas Sainsbury
Votes: 197
7.5/10
41.
Loki (2021–2023)
Episode:
For All Time. Always.
(2021)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The clock is ticking in the season finale which finds Loki and Sylvie on a date with destiny.
Director: Kate Herron | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Votes: 26,809
7.5/10
42.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
South ParQ Vaccination Special
(2021)
TV-MA | 46 min | Animation, Comedy
The citizens of South ParQ are clamoring for the COVID-19 vaccine. A hilarious new militant group tries to stop the boys from getting their teacher vaccinated.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, April Stewart, Mona Marshall
Votes: 3,808
7.5/10
43.
What If...? (2021– )
Episode:
What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?
(2021)
TV-14 | 35 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A grief-stricken Doctor Strange uses the Eye of Agamotto in a dangerous effort to change the past.
Director: Bryan Andrews | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong
Votes: 21,056
7.5/10
44.
Hawkeye (2021)
Episode:
Never Meet Your Heroes
(2021)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Archer Kate Bishop lands in the middle of a criminal conspiracy, forcing Hawkeye out of retirement.
Director: Rhys Thomas | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Vera Farmiga, Fra Fee
Votes: 13,646
7.5/10
45.
Squid Game (2021– )
Episode:
Peulonteu maen
(2021)
TV-MA | 32 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Ahead of the last round, distrust and disgust run deep among the finalists. Jun-ho makes a getaway, determined to expose the game's dirty secrets.
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Hoyeon
Votes: 12,531
7.5/10
46.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )
Episode:
The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 7
(2021)
TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy
Upon discovering that their self-made Lethal Weapon sequels have been pulled from the local library, the Gang decides to address their political incorrectness by making another film: Lethal Weapon 7.
Director: Pete Chatmon | Stars: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson
Votes: 2,278
7.5/10
47.
What If...? (2021– )
Episode:
What If... Ultron Won?
(2021)
TV-14 | 28 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton seek to destroy killer-robot Ultron following a cataclysmic event.
Director: Bryan Andrews | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Jeremy Renner, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lake Bell
Votes: 16,018
7.5/10
48.
Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022)
Episode:
Runaway
(2021)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dexter's method of protecting his son from drugs unleashes his Dark Passenger; Angela and Molly's New York City trip leaves them wondering about a well-respected member of the community.
Director: Marcos Siega | Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jack Alcott, Julia Jones, Johnny Sequoyah
Votes: 8,135
7.5/10
49.
Squid Game (2021– )
Episode:
Unsu joeun nal
(2021)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
The final round presents another cruel test but this time, how it ends depends on just one player. The game's creator steps out of the shadows.
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Oh Yeong-su, Kim Young-ok
Votes: 14,230
7.5/10
50.
Succession (2018–2023)
Episode:
Mass in Time of War
(2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Kendall tries to get his siblings, as well as Stewy and Sandi on his side. Fearing his legal situation, Greg asks Ewan for help.
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Dagmara Dominczyk
Votes: 7,130
7.5/10
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